What's the difference between possession and reentry?
Possession
Definition:
(n.) The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.
(n.) The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.
(n.) The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate; wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.
(n.) The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as, demoniacal possession.
(v. t.) To invest with property.
Example Sentences:
(1) These results indicate that astrocytes possess bradykinin receptors and that these are predominantly of the B2 subtype.
(2) Escherichia enterotoxigenic strains, Yersinia enterocolitica and Salmonella typhimurium virulent strains, Campylobacter jejuni clinical isolates possess more pronounced capacity for adhesion to enteric cells of Peyer's plaques than to other types of epithelial cells, which may be of importance in the pathogenesis of these infections.
(3) Cop rats, however, possess a single 'suppressor' gene which confers complete resistance to mammary cancer.
(4) I would immediately look askance at anyone who lacks the last and possesses the first.
(5) The blockade of H2 receptors is the primary action of these drugs; however, they possess also secondary actions which may represent untoward effects but in some cases may be actually useful (increase in prostaglandin synthesis, inhibition of LTB4 synthesis, etc.)
(6) The E. coli used did not possess collagenolytic activity nor did a variety of common aerobic clinical isolates.
(7) These results indicate that both the renal brush-border and basolateral membranes possess the Na(+)-dependent dicarboxylate transport system with very similar properties but with different substrate affinity and transport capacity.
(8) This suggests that the latter group does not possess the genetic equipment (Ir genes) to recognize the antigenic determinants and to synthesize the corresponding antibodies.
(9) 2-(4'-Isobutylphenyl)propionic acid, ibuprofen, is an antiinflammatory agent which possesses moderate platelet aggregation inhibitory activity.
(10) Thallium-201, a radiopharmaceutical that possesses many of the characteristics of potassium analogues, at present is receiving the greatest attention as a regional blood flow indicator.
(11) In contrast, strains carrying the substitutions Ile-30----Phe, Gly-33----Leu, Gly-58----Leu, and Lys-34----Val and the Lys-34----Val, Glu-37----Gln double substitution were found to possess a coupled phenotype similar to that of the wild type.
(12) These findings indicate an association between HLA-B7 and ankylosing spondylitis in American blacks and suggest that these patients who lack B27 but possess B7 represent a subgroup of patients with this disease.
(13) As Heseltine himself argued, after the success of last summer's Olympics, "our aim must be to become a nation of cities possessed of London's confidence and elan" .
(14) Rhesus monkey BAT mitochondria (BATM) possess an uncoupling protein that is characteristic of BAT as evidenced by the binding of [3H]GDP, the inhibition by GDP of the high Cl- permeability or rapid alpha-glycerol-3-phosphate oxidation.
(15) These preliminary experiments suggest that oSm is similar to IGF-I in its binding characteristics and that primary cultures of skeletal muscle satellite cells possess type I and type II IGF receptors.
(16) Acetylcholinesterase is a key enzyme in cholinergic neurotransmission for hydrolyzing acetylcholine and has been shown to possess arylacylamidase activity in addition to esterase activity.
(18) Two group G streptococcal cultures (G 10187, G 11122) with surface antigen T4 possess surface receptors for human haptoglobin (Hp).
(19) The fact that the security service was in possession of and retained the copy tape until the early summer of 1985 and did not bring it to the attention of Mr Stalker is wholly reprehensible,” he wrote.
(20) A series of hierarchical multiple regressions revealed the effects of Surgency, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Intellect on evoking upset in spouses through condescension (e.g., treating spouse as stupid or inferior), possessiveness (demanding too much time and attention), abuse (slapping spouse), unfaithfulness (having sex with others), inconsiderateness (leaving toilet seat up), moodiness (crying a lot), alcohol abuse (drinking too much alcohol), emotional constriction (hiding emotions to act tough), and self-centeredness (acting selfishly).
Reentry
Definition:
(n.) A second or new entry; as, a reentry into public life.
(n.) A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease.
Example Sentences:
(1) The behavior of the retrograde H deflection in respect to the first extra beat following the premature QRS complex helped in excluding bundle branch reentry.
(2) Amiodarone was able to suppress the premature ventricular beats, depress conduction and prolong refractoriness in both, the AV node and accessory pathway to prevent recurrences of atrioventricular reentry.
(3) The second surgical stage after a three-month reentry procedure was strictly for cosmetic improvement by means of a free gingival graft.
(4) Bigeminy and trigeminy zones probably correspond to the distribution patterns of VPCs predicted from modulation of a pacemaker and reflected reentry, both of which can be induced by electrotonically mediated impulses across a zone of impaired conduction in isolated bundles of Purkinje fibers.
(5) We conclude that the short P-R interval was due to intranodal reentry through the dual A-V nodal pathways.
(6) These conditions favor the occurrence of longitudinal unidirectional block and the initiation of reentry via transverse propagation.
(7) The authors of this review suggest that the alternating sequence of coronary spasm and dilatation should be described as the "thromboischemic reentry mechanism," which itself leads to waves of reperfusion, producing characteristic episodic changes in some of the parameters of AMI.
(8) Recent studies of human type 1 atrial flutter demonstrated reentry in the right atrium and an area of slow conduction in the low posteroseptal right atrium.
(9) The observed mechanisms included atrioventricular (A-V) node reentry (8), sino atrial node re-entry (5), re-entry through manifest or concealed lateral anomalous pathway (8), re-entry through A-V node bypasses (3), and atrial (7) and junctional (2) ectopic focuses.
(10) Double-mutant cells of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae harboring the gcs1-1 and sed1-1 mutations are conditionally defective (cold-sensitive) only for reentry into the mitotic cycle from stationary phase.
(11) In contrast, in 24% of cases (5 of 21), initiation of the first beat of VT arose in either the subendocardium or subepicardium by a mechanism other than reentry as evidenced by the lack of intervening electrical activity between the end of the preceding sinus beat and the initiation of the ectopic beat.
(12) Successful aortocoronary reoperation is dependent on careful attention to special surgical technical considerations such as chest reentry, cardiopulmonary bypass management and myocardial preservation, primary graft handling and identification of the target coronary vessel, choice of available bypass conduits, completeness of revascularization, and hemostasis and blood conservation.
(13) Measurements relating to defect changes were made at the 12-month surgical reentry.
(14) Sternal reentry for reoperative cardiac procedures poses a substantial risk of technical problems.
(15) This indicates longitudinal dissociation within the reentry circuit: i.e., there are two functionally separate pathways in some part of the reentry circuit, and the reciprocating impulse runs alternatively through the two pathways.
(16) No evidence of axonal reentry into the distal nerve segment or new myelin formation was observed at times under 70 days.
(17) In case 1, the mechanism can be explained by an irregular parasystole due to a modulated parasystole; however, findings during temporary sinus arrest caused by vagal stimulation indicate that this case is not governed by a parasystole, but by a 2:1 concealed reentry.
(18) The first event is the active reentry of these cells into the cell cycle.
(19) The documentation of concealed AV nodal reentry is more difficult and should be considered if there is a sudden increase of the PR interval in the Wenckebach cycle.
(20) Given the methodology used in this study, the mapping characteristics of the tachycardias suggested five types of activation patterns: 1) complete (90% or more of VT cycle length) subendocardial reentry circuits in seven VTs (15%) and seven patients (25%), 2) complete subepicardial reentry circuits in four VTs (9%) and four patients (14%), 3) incompletely mapped circuits with a left ventricular endocardial breakthrough preceding the epicardial breakthrough in 25 VTs (53%) and 21 patients (75%), 4) incompletely mapped circuits with a left ventricular epicardial breakthrough preceding the endocardial breakthrough in three VTs (6%) and three patients (11%), and 5) a right ventricular epicardial breakthrough preceding the left ventricular endocardial breakthrough in eight VTs (17%) and seven patients (25%).